reclaim from vice

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• reclaim — v. & n. v.tr. 1 seek the return of (one s property). 2 claim in return or as a rebate etc. 3 bring under cultivation, esp. from a state of being under water. 4 a win back or away from vice or error or a waste condition; reform. b tame, civilize.… …   Useful english dictionary

• reclaim — [ri klām′] vt. [ME reclaimen < OFr réclamer < L reclamare, to cry out against: see RE & CLAIM] 1. to rescue or bring back (a person or people) from error, vice, etc. to ways of living or thinking regarded as right; reform 2. to make… …   English World dictionary

• reclaim — ► VERB 1) retrieve or recover. 2) bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation. 3) redeem from a state of vice. ► NOUN ▪ the action of reclaiming or the process of being reclaimed. DERIVATIVES reclamation noun …   English terms dictionary

• reclaim — verb 1》 retrieve or recover. 2》 bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation.     ↘recycle. 3》 dated redeem from a state of vice.     ↘archaic tame or civilize (an animal or person). noun the action of reclaiming or being… …   English new terms dictionary

• reclaim — verb 1) expenses can be reclaimed Syn: get back, claim back, recover, retrieve, recoup 2) Henrietta had reclaimed him from a life of vice Syn: save, rescue, redeem, salvage …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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